Art auctions so far this year have generated several high prices for artworks from the Song and Yuan dynasties, including Yuan official-painter Ren Renfa's color work Five Drunken Kings on Horses that grossed 303.6 million yuan on Dec 4.
Despite the Italian opera and the sound of water boiling in a teapot in the background, ceramic artist Bai Ming has an aura of quietness as he sits in his Beijing studio in front of a tea set.
The largest private collection of art from the Song (1127-1279) and Yuan (1271-1368) dynasties since the founding of New China, has gone on display at the Long Museum in Shanghai. Paintings, calligraphy and precious ancient books from 20 private collectors in China and abroad have been added to the Long Museum's items from that period for the show.
The show "Heaven, Earth, People" is directed by Two Chinese students Zheng Lu and Jiang Churui, who graduated from Beijing Dancing Academy.
Painter Dai Shuliang from Sichuan once created a series of Chinese ink paintings based on the 24 solar terms from 2008 to 2009.
Niushou Mountain plays host to Buddha's mind-both his thought manifested and the cranium that warehoused his brain.
With an unusual display of riches, a medical professional calls into question public attitudes toward wealth and the need for better pay for his profession.
China's first intangible cultural heritage O2O interactive experience center opened in the Qianmen area in Beijing on Saturday.
The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held on Saturday in the Swedish capital, with the absence of US musician Bob Dylan.
The 1st Central China International Ceramics Biennale opened to the public on Saturday, and its major exhibition presented over 500 ceramic artworks from about 20 countries and regions.
Story about a 38-year-old man named Li Jianzhong who makes sugar painting.
Self-made Chinese real estate developer Zhang Guiping, 65, was reportedly the buyer who paid 303.6 million yuan ($44 million) for a Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368) painting at a Beijing auction on Dec 4.